They were kind of poor, but had almost everything they needed to survive.
The traders who first made contact with the people of West Africa were from the European country of Portugal.
Answer:
the introduction of coins.
Explanation:
Without the Nile, Egyptian civilization would not have been possible. With the exception of a few oases, most of Egypt, other than the areas bordering the Nile, is inhospitable desert. Everything that demands water—drinking, cooking, animal husbandry, creating pottery—depended on the Nile bringing water from the southern mountains to lower Egypt. The Egyptians also relied on the Nile for transportation.
